Talk:Matthew Waterhouse

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Gay?

While the text identifies Waterhouse only as a gay icon, it's also in Category:Gay actors. Anyone got a source for this? I can find pages online saying he was widely thought to be, but no real sources. TSP 23:19, 28 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

- I wondered that too. An old version of the article does give the name of his alleged partner. The fact that this was removed means that (1) they broke up, (2) they were never together, (3) Matthew or the alleged partner requested the removal, or (4) Matthew isn't gay anyway. Whatever the answer it appears to be unsubstantiated. Perhaps I'll ask him next time I see him at Memorabilia! I wonder whether it's just a few people wishing he were. Psicorps 15:12, 6 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Had to delete the gumf added to the article today about his alleged sexual orientation, not only is his sexual orientation NOT noteworthy in and of itself, but if he's heterosexual then Waterhouse might not take kindly to being described as a 'known homosexual' (in the same tone as you might say 'known troublemaker' or something) adopting a heterosexual character. One wants to say "of course he adopted a (whatever) it's acting darlings." And the line about his character contribution being difficult to follow had to go because it was the author's POV. Psicorps 09:34, 10 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I see that MarnetteD removed the 'citation required' from this article, stating that the linked site is the citation. To my knowledge Waterhouse neither wrote that article nor has commented in public on his sexual orientation, so I feel we still have to ask for a proper citation. --Psicorps 22:02, 19 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I found a blog page where some non-who-fan sci-fi convention-running people were having a riot having dinner with him & he outed himself. Probably not encyclopedic enough to cite, but if he does this all the time then that could explain the certainty of some of the editors (and the lack of citations.) --Jaibe 20:05, 12 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The problem with that is that it would certify as original research. -- Chsf 17:38, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I've removed the LGBT project banner, since there are no reliable sources to indicate his sexuality. If one is found and added to the article, I'll put the banner back. -- SatyrTN (talk | contribs) 15:28, 10 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'm looking for a direct cite from the book itself, but I have several sources that say in the book he talks openly about being gay: http://community.livejournal.com/earthshocked/73499.html http://gallifreyanembassy.org/vortex/node/1726?page=2 Good enough? Esprix (talk) 17:48, 24 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

He is definitely gay and mentions it extensively in his autobiography Blue Box Boy. I am unsure how to create a citation that uses a book, however. Any ideas? Wilybadger (talk) 19:39, 10 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Looks like someone has sourced a podcast he did, so it's from the horse's mouth, as it were. Esprix (talk) 21:44, 16 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Stage career

The article mentions that Waterhouse embarked on a stage career after Doctor Who. I would be interested to know what he has been in, can anybody help? --Psicorps 17:50, 5 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I have no reliable sources on this, but the story I've always heard is that he played Hamlet somewhere, believe it or not. —Josiah Rowe (talk • contribs) 05:49, 13 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The Gay Icon page lists a number of roles & says he still performs. It also says his private life is "very private".--Jaibe 20:01, 12 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Jackie Lane

Aside from being a strange aside in the text, the assertion that Jackie Lane was the youngest female actor to play a companion on Doctor Who is contradicted by other wikipedia articles. Jackie Lane's page lists he birth year as 1941 and her appearance on Doctor Who as 1966, making her roughly 25. And yet Sarah Sutton's article places her age at 21 when playing Nyssa of Traken. These can't all be correct. I'm going to remove the Jackie Lane reference from this page. --Llewdor 20:57, 4 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Photo

We need a current pic of this talented man. (unsigned)

- Anyone wanting an up-to-date photo need only put his name into a search engine and you should find a few. If I can find one which is clearly copyright-free then it might be worth adding onto the main article. Psicorps 16:43, 6 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

- There is a 1993 photo of Waterhouse on a site in the External Links section of the article. A British fan site is soon expected to post a photo on Wikipedia Commons if someone wants to watch there.

trezjr (talk) 21:32, 2 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I have one or two I took at the recent Gallifrey convention. I'll see if I can figure out how to upload one. Wilybadger (talk) 19:40, 10 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Resumption of role of Adric in Big Finish Doctor Who audios

Posted on the Big Finish Productions Facebook feed today. Awaiting more formal confirmation that can be better cited before adding to the article. Andrew Oakley (talk) 17:30, 31 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]